KAIPOKAIPO Activities
On May 7, 2023, KAIPO and Korean-American Intellectual Property Bar Association (KAIPBA) went out a golf outing together and competed to win the Korean-American Intellectual Property (KAIP) President Cup trophy at the Twin Lakes Golf Course.
KAIPO team was led by Captain Jaehwan Oh and supported by Golf Committee Chair Jae Lee. KAIPBA team was led by Captain Sungyup Chung and supported by Vice President Thomas Hong. Congratulation to the KAIPO team for winning the first KAIP President Cup.
On May 3, 2023, KAIPO kicked off the Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (ANNHPI) heritage month in a fireside chat event with our special guest Yoon S. Ham, a name partner at Hauptman Ham, LLP, and a moderator Charles Kim. In this fireside chat, Mr. Ham shared his journey of how a foreign student overcame the obstacles to grow as a U.S. patent practitioner.
On March 9, 2023, KAIPO sponsored coffee, tea and water breaks during the three-day event “Meeting on Mentoring, Affinity Groups and the Collection of Demographic Data.” The Office of International Patent Cooperation hosts nearly 50 delegates from global intellectual property offices (IPOs) both in person and online for a private, three-day workshop on the priority topics of mentorship, voluntary employee organizations and demographic data. The event aligns with the 2023 International Women’s Day theme, “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality” and as such, topics will address the current and future-state of underrepresentation among women within the IP ecosystem.
This was an opportunity for KAIPO to introduce us to the delegates, answer questions and network.
Dear members and friends of KAIPO,
KAIPO hosted its Annual Fall Picnic on November 5th this year at Burke Lake Park. The weather was unusually cooperative for being so late in the Fall, as the highs of the day hit 78 degrees. More than 50 attendees graciously RSVP’ed prior to the event and attended on the day of the picnic with most arriving around 12PM, where much joy and laughter were shared. Luncheon consisted of grilled bacon, short ribs, vegetables, dumplings, as well as rice and other assortment of menus, including kid friendly drinks.
At around 1PM, KAIPO president James Lee thanked the KAIPO members and guests for attending the picnic. In particular, IP Attaché from the Korean embassy and the president of PCT Korea were in attendance, whom president Lee appreciated.
Afterwards, a group picture was taken for all the attendees of the Annual Fall Picnic. It was an arduous process to gather all the kids to pose for the picture, but the kids, knowing that there would be more delicious food afterwards, relented reluctantly.
The kids also had fun! Many children won prizes by playing games. One such game was a bowling game where knocking down all of the stacked paper rolls would result in a plushie prize.
KAIPO sincerely thanks Paris Baguette of Centreville, Virginia for the generous sponsorship of prizes for raffle ticket drawings.
Special thanks to Chairperson Sisley Kim for her generous and meticulous preparation/execution of the successful Annual Fall Picnic this year. Additional thanks to the picnic prep team, with Justin Lee and Sang K. Kim for lending their expertise in grilling recipes/prep/techniques, Jae Y. Lee, Jonathan Lee, and Dae Kim for general logistics support, and KAIPO secretary Chanel Jhin for her preparations for the children’s games and prizes. And lastly, much appreciation and thanks to Mr. Daeho Song for the amazing photography of the event.
Photos can be viewed here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/58415440@N05/sets/72177720303565033/
Best regards,
Dae Kim
Outdoor Event Committee Chair
Hello members and friends of KAIPO,
2022 Korea-US Intellectual Property Forum and PCT Roundtable was held on October 28th at National Harbor during the AIPLA conference week. The event kicked off with welcoming remarks from Young-Jae Kim, Minister of Economic Affairs, and Chung K. Pak, Chief Administrative Law Judge of the Maryland Office of Administrative Hearings. Various Korean IP organizations across U.S. gathered at the forum and shared their knowledge and initiatives in their respective IP space. Participants included leaders and representatives from the Embassy of the Republic of Korea, Korea Patent Attorneys Association (KPAA), Korea-American Intellectual Property Bar Association (KAIPBA), Korean-American Intellectual Property Organization (KAIPO) at the USPTO, KOTRA IP-Desk (New York and Los Angeles), PCT Korea Center, Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO), GI Research, and Korea Institute of Intellectual Property Promotion (KIPRO). Sixteen of our KAIPO members, officers, and guests joined the forum and got together for a social event afterwards. We would like to express our gratitude to the Embassy of the Republic of Korea and PCT Korea Center for creating a forum for these organizations and promoting cooperation.
Speakers on front row:
Alex Paek (GI Research), James Lee (KAIPO), Wanho Jang (KIPRO), Yeong-Jin Heo (KPAA), Chung Pak (Maryland Office), Hyun-suk Lim (Embassy of Republic of Korea ), Taewook Park (KIPO), Yun J Kim/Dami Park (KOTRA IP-DESK), Sujin Park (KAIPBA)
KAIPO members, officers, guest on back row:
Charles Kim, Tawri Matsushige, Taelor Kim, Eliza Yang, Sunki Yoo, Andrew Kim, Dae Kim, Harry Kim, Vikie Kim, Matt Kim, Chanel Jhin, Stephanie Ham, Seong Ah Shin, Thomas Hong
James Lee introducing KAIPO at the forum and sharing plans for cooperation with external stakeholders
Short articles published on Korea Times about this IP forum: http://www.koreatimes.com/article/1438896, http://www.koreatimes.com/article/1438425
Please support KAIPO by becoming a member today. If are interested in serving as an officer please reach out to james.lee1@uspto.gov or join us in our next board meeting (announced in KAIPO Teams Channel).
Regards,
James Lee
President of KAIPO